Combination-handsaw



- (No Mode1.)

J. 0. JOENSON. 00MBINATION EANDSAW.

drav7n thefefroIn, as indioated, thus extend ing the n1iter- )ieoe to al snitable length.

The gTaduating olarkS or Soale (Z, Tvi11 en ablo the operator of uSer of fhe saW, to aSoertaiI1 vhat degree the Snrfaoo is out of plun1b of level, fo1' the indioajtoI' O, Wnl aIvvayS hang i11 a pluII1b oI' perpendiou1r position, and its point Tvi11 indioalte on the Soale oZ, the degree theroof.

vVhen it iS deSired to nse the savF, S an or dinary one,the indioatof oI' pointer Inay be folded into the Teoess Z) and there 1'etained by IneanS of the oatoh Z) Whioh Inay bo an ordinary bntton of other Suitable devioe, and the n1itepieoe 1), nay be Seoured to tho po Sition, indioatod by oontinnous lines in Eig. 1, S before desoribed.

It iS apparent that I ay use the miterpieoe and onlit the indioator, or I nay SoInetiIIleS o1p1oythe indioator and diSpenso With the n1iter-piooe. It is olso obvionS that tho soalo o, on the saW, aordS oonvenient Ineasure or rule.

Ialving thns fn11y desoribed Iny invention, vvhat I o1in1 as neW, and desire to Seonre by 1. s an iInpToved artiole of Inanufaoture, SoW having stright edge and an opening in its handle, provided vvith a grduated soale,

and an indioator pivotanyseonred to the han- 3 dle nd adapted to opefate in itS opening, SubStantially aS deSoribed.

2. AS an imp oved rtio1e of Innufaotoe,

savv having aa Stradight edgo and an opening in itS handle, Sadid opening being provided 35 vith a graduated soale, on indicator pivotally seonred to the handle and adapted to operato in itS oponing, and an adjuStable an(1 oxfen sible Initefpieoe pivotaHy Beoured to the handlo, SubStantially as desoribed.

3. The oombination of the blado A, having the graduated Boale o, on its stl'aight edge, the Slot CZ With the hand-pieoo B, having the opening Z),the oironlor soale CZ,and TeoeSS the indiotor or pointer pivotally Seoured 5 to the hand-pieoe and dapted to operate in the opening Z), aJnd to rest in the reoeSS Z tho sleeve or tube 1), having the SetSofeW or pin (Z, to operate in the Slot CZ and the rod pivotalHy Seoured to tho hand-pieoe nd 50 dapted to Iit in the hoHov of the tubo 1), all oonStruoted, arranged and operating subStantially as alnd for the I)11rI)oSe Set forth.

JoHN 0. JOHNSON.

vviteSSeS= (IAS. 0. TILLMAN, 1. A. DUGGAN. 

